Table 3.
- | Heterozygous Control (Dnah8wt/em1) | KO (Dnah8em1/em1) |
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Semen Parameter | ||
Motility (%) | 91.7 ± 1.5 | 0 ± 0∗∗∗ |
Sperm Flagellar Morphologya | ||
Absent flagella (%) | 4.0 ± 2.6 | 18.5 ± 17.8∗ |
Short flagella (%) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 25.7 ± 1.2∗∗∗ |
Coiled flagella (%) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 25.5 ± 15.6∗∗ |
Irregular caliber (%) | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 20.5 ± 12.6∗∗∗ |
Bent flagella (%) | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 9.8 ± 1.6∗∗∗ |
Data represent the mean ± SD of three independent experiments.
p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.